Powder dispenser



May 4 1926,

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POWDER DISPENSER original Filed OGL v1, 1923 lllLr INYENTOR.

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ATTORNEY.

Patented May 4,

Uni/ren STATES Parente oFfFrcE-:f Y y ROBERT W. GERDEL, OF EAST LANSING,MICHIGAN.

POWDER DISPENSER.

Application filed October 1, 1923, Serial No. 665,843. Renewedvlebriiamy 23, 1926;

` Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in'Powder Dispensers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My inveiitio-n relates to devices for distributing powdered soap andsimilar articles in powdered form. ts purpose isV to malte a device thatAshall be simple in construction and reliable in operation, that shallkeep the powdered material continually agitated and prevent 'frompacking or clogging and tliatsliall 'force out the desired amount ateach operation. l

yI attain these purposes by the means shown in the accompanying drawingsin which Fig.,1 is a vertical section of my device through the center.Fig.2 is a plan View of the upper si-de of the shutoff slide, thesection being taken on m-fa Fig. 3 is a plan view from the upper sideshowing the operation of the mechanism looking from section Y-Y and Fig.4 is a detail showing the construction ofthe shut-odL slide on sectionW-W. l

In the drawings, 1 is the main body of my device, which may be of anyapproved form, construction, or material and is provided at the top witha filling opening 2. It`

is preferably adaptedrto be attached to the wall by a bracket 3. Thebottom of the device is closed by a plate 4, provided with opening 5,which connects with Va tube 18, and is closed by a shutoffslide 6inwhich is an opening 7, above which is an inclined portion 8 of theslide 6. rIhe slide 6, is attached to a shaft 9, which extends throughthe plate 4, and is provided with a stem'10, actuated by a link 11, andslide 12. An arm 16 is attached to the top of vthe shaft 9 an-dterminates in an agitator 17which extends downwardnearly to theplate 4.The

slide is normally pressed `outward by aI spring 13, and when so pressedoutward leaves the opening 5 closed by the shutoff slide 6. Thisposition is shown by the full lines in Fig. 2. yThe slide 12 isrprovided with a stop 19 to limit its motion. When the rod 12 is pushedin the slide 6 revolves aii-d the opening 7 passes o-ver the opening'and the inclined member 8 forces the re quired' amount of soa-p downthrough the opening 5. The plate then passes onward to the positionshown by the dotted vlines in Fig.- 2 in which the opening 5 is againclosed. As it retreats, however, the' .inclined member 8 operates in thereverse manner and carries the powdered soap away, so that little,if'any more, will go through the opening. Fig. 4 illustrates theposition of theparts at the moment'the opening 7 is directly over thelopening 5. rPhe space `below the plate 4 is preferably c losed by aplate 14 which is held. in position by screws 15, passingthrough theplate into the plate 4. y

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent: l 1. Inadevice of the character described, in combination with a body adaptedto hold a powdered substance and provided at the bottom with a platehaving in it a distributing opening, a revoluble slide normally closingsaid opening, and provided with an opening adapted to pass over saiddistributing opening whensaid slide is revolved, and having an upwardlyand forwardly inclined `member extending over the lopening in saidslide, and means Jfor revolving said slide so as to o pen and close saiddistributing opening. l 2. In a device of the character described, incombination with a body adapted to hold a powdered substance andprovided at the bottom rwith a plate having in it a distribut-r i ingopening, a revoluble slide normally closing said opening, and providedwith an opening adapted to pass over said distributing opening when saidslide is revolved, and having an upwardly and forwardly inclined memberextending over the opening in said slide, means for. revel-:ing saidslide so. as to open and close said distributing openingand an agitatorin said body connected so as to revolve with said slide.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a bodyadapted to hold a powdered substanceand provided at the Q i Y 1,583,139

bottom with a plate having in it a distribntmeans for revolving saidSlide so as to open ing opening, a revoluble slide normally olos-k andclose said distributing` opening; an agi ing said opening; an openingadapted to tator in said body Connected so as to revolve 10 pass over.said distributing opening when with said slide and a spring forretaining 5 said slide is revolved, and having an uptlie said slidenormally in the closed posi- Wardly and forwardly inclined member eX-tion. i

l tending" 'over the opening in said slide; ROBERT W. GERDEL.

